Sam Wineburg famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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We haven't ever known our past. Your kids are no stupider than their grandparents.
-- Sam Wineburg -
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-- Sam Wineburg
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I would rather sail and hit a rock than sit and rot in dry dock.
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If I'm doing my hair myself, I just wash it and let it naturally dry. I'm actually quite good at doing hair; if I wear it up I usually do it myself.
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All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity, that the dry, shriveled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut.
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Let us keep our mouths shut and our pens dry until we know the facts.
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I will always have my songs and I don't think I will ever dry-up
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Being with him was like being alone underwater - everything was slow; nothing counted; I could not be harmed; I would feel dry and cold when I resurfaced.
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The hardest grief is often that which leaves no trace.
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Broadway is one of the hardest things I've ever done.
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The hardest part about rollerblading is telling your parents you're gay.
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I feel, as a songwriter, it's one of the hardest things to do - to sit down and say how you feel.
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